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iPad Pro OLED Display Production Reportedly to Begin Around February

This is going to be amazing! I'll have even more hardware power under the hood that I can just admire but can't actually put to use because of artificially imposed limitations. But at least Apple will get extra revenue boost from the new hardware!
 
Student of Life said:
Brightness is not the end all be all here. In certain instances like outside displays sure brightness is king but in many other instances it’s not. Micro LED is the best tech but thats years away from being viable to consumers. With OLED screens becoming better and brighter the perceived advantages of Mini LED shrink even more. Many professionals are starting to use OLED for post production because of the picture quality and accuracy, you dont have to worry and account for blooming etc.
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I’m excited about MLA OLED. Lg has been using it for a few years and Samsung sources them from Lg as well.
 
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They might already be laying around and come preinstalled with iOS 16. You know being M3 and all.
 
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Maigrais said:
I agree with you as I myself own the exact same iPad model. But you gotta admit; the battery life is horrendous on these things. The latest MacBook Pros have fantastic battery endurance. iPhones in Max sizes have it better too. What will make me upgrade is going to be a step up in battery life.
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Have a 129 mini,ed with 1tb. All I really want is better battery life. If going to oled improves battery life then I’m in.
 
my 2018 11" is remarkably holding up very well, year after year after year. what will I get out of using the next M3 iPad Pro? I think I want the 12.9", just to experience a bigger tablet. will probably also get an iPad mini to offset the bulkiness of the bigger iPad; and use the best, both worlds.
 
kerplunknet said:
Just another Apple device that many of us won't be able to use because of PWM. I'm sure it will be great for those who don't get eye-strain, headaches, and nausea from those displays.
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Does dark mode help you at all? Sounds pretty miserable. I get eye strain, but nothing like that, good grief.😰
 
efktd said:
my 2018 11" is remarkably holding up very well, year after year after year. what will I get out of using the next M3 iPad Pro? I think I want the 12.9", just to experience a bigger tablet. will probably also get an iPad mini to offset the bulkiness of the bigger iPad; and use the best, both worlds.
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Two of the mostly same device to switch between a few inches throughout the day?
 
Been dreaming of an OLED iPad. Will definitely be getting this! Now all my devices will be OLED. It’s the best screen tech out. Shame for those with “eye strain” lol.
 
klasma said:
OLED is great for reading in the dark, where mini-LED just produces blooming. I've been using a Samsung OLED tablet for a couple of years now, which I look forward to finally replace by an OLED iPad. Apple is really late to the game here (Samsung introduced the first OLED tablet 12 years ago). MIni-LED wouldn’t be a good option for my use case, and besides doesn't exist for the 11" anyway.
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E-ink is made for reading. I would much rather have a Kindle + iPad than anything Android.

OLED will be nice but the iPad is closer to Mac, especially if you run it in Stage Manager mode. How are they going to deal with burn-in for things that don't move much, like the dock? Is a new version of OLED coming? I also keep my iPad a lot longer than my iPhone, so I wonder how it will hold up over the long-term, especially with static screen elements? I'm just really looking forward to mLED, but I'll also let you guys beta test the OLED iPad for the first generation.
 
Looks like it will launch at WWDC. Looking forward to seeing the new iPad Pros.
 
ghanwani said:
What is this obsession with OLED? To me, retina LCD was all the display I ever needed. But then Apple has to go screw everything up with OLED/PWM and temporal dithering. When the screens were OK, they were putting in low performance processors and the device would be obsolete in no time.
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LCDs haven't come without their own annoyances. Ever seen a screen with bad pixel-walk?
 
I keep hearing about oled messing with peoples eyes. Is there a common trait amongst these people? I’ve never actually used OLED for an extended period of time.
 
Ready to upgrade from my 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 to the new 13-inch. Excited for the larger and better screen (specifically for videos), external monitor support, Apple Pencil Hover, and a few other things we don't know yet.

And I'll finally get a chance to try Final Cut Pro on an iPad. Will this new iPad Pro be sort of an alternative of my Mac? My MacBook Pro will still be my primary device for large projects, but It'll be cool to have the iPad do more things since I like its form factor and experience.

Right now my iPad Pro is 512GB. Even my iPhone (also my primary 4K 60fps HDR video camera) is 1TB now. And my Mac is 4TB. Maybe I should get a 1TB/2TB iPad Pro if I'm really going to rock it for video editing and stuff.
 
Can't see why anyone with the M1 Pro already would upgrade so soon. It's already overpowered for 99% of people who buy them.
 
Here is what I am hoping for (not in any particular order):
  • OLED
  • Landscape camera
  • Desktop class browser
  • MK with function keys and escape key
  • Clamshell mode
 
macduke said:
I'm really not too interested in OLED for the iPad because the display on my 12.9" is really good already. With an M1 chip and 16GB of RAM, I can't really see myself needing to upgrade anytime soon from my early 2021 model. It just never breaks a sweat doing anything that you're likely to do on an iPad.

The thought of an 11" iPad Pro with a better screen is intriguing, and now that I've downsized to a 14" MBP M3 Max from my old Intel 16", it makes more sense to have a smaller iPad Pro. The 12.9" can be bulky for a tablet and casual use. That might tempt me in another year if they aren't outrageously priced, per the earlier rumors.
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I have an M1 12.9” Pro bought on launch day and I’m dying to update it for a couple of reasons. It is my first 12.9” after a series of original iPads, iPad Airs and then an 11” Pro before my 12.9” and like you I find the 12.9” a bit bulky for casual use so I’m thinking that I’m going to drop back down to an 11” for my next purchase. My biggest issue with my 12.9” pro though is battery life. I can’t get more than about 5 hours use now and it never got close to the 10 hours or so that Apple specs claim even with basic WiFi web surfing. I’m hoping that as a dark-mode user an OLED screen will help.

I also wonder whether the new screen might mean that Apple could shrink the bezels slightly. This rumour already mentions the possibility of the Pros getting slightly thinner. If Apple also shaved maybe 1cm off the overall width and height (5mm off each bezel), and those size reductions resulted in a bit of weight saving, and the OLED screen got me to 10 hour battery life, I might yet stay with a 12.9” but in any event

Based on current rumours the next Pro in one size or another is a definite upgrade for me and if Apple could do a 15-Pro-Max on it and throw in some titanium for more weight reduction that would pretty much knock it out of the park for me.
 
kerplunknet said:
Just another Apple device that many of us won't be able to use because of PWM. I'm sure it will be great for those who don't get eye-strain, headaches, and nausea from those displays.
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Maybe there will be a 12.9 Air with the old superb display. But are the speakers still as crappy as from the Air3? (Only from one side in horizontal mode)
 
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OLED iPad is going to be amazing. I am buying two as soon as they are released. Nothing beats OLED right now. Nothing.
 
I'm glad to hear they're dumping MiniLED, my 12.9" developed a dead spot (see the "smudge" in the middle near the bottom of the screen) and Apple want a fortune to fix it. I suppose it's my own fault for not paying extra for Apple Care, it developed the issue a few weeks after the warranty ran out.

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macduke said:
E-ink is made for reading. I would much rather have a Kindle + iPad than anything Android.
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E-ink is too low-contrast for me, and also not suitsble for reading in a dark room (with light text on dark background).
 
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